LAWYERS REJECT SCOUTS APOLOGY
"Tme to show meangingful action"
LAWYERS for abuse survivors have dismissed an apology from Scouts Australia to survivors of abuse, saying such efforts ring hollow given how Scouts NSW in particular continues to treat those seeking compensation for abuse and harm caused.
WESTPAC BUSINESS HEALTH REPORT
SMEs future proof as health waivers
THE Westpac-Melbourne Institute SME Index (the Index), which examines the economic health of Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), has fallen over the past year showing that SMEs are facing pressures on many fronts.
WSABE 2018: FEATHERDALE WINS
Chicken farm turns tourist icon
ILIANA STILLITANO
AVID bird enthusiast Bruce Kubbere would revel when the neighbourhood kids turned up on his vast property to look at his treasured feathered friends in his aviaries.
MARRIOTT APPROVED FOR PARRAMATTA
EASTERN CREEK INCINERATOR REFUSED
THE Eastern Creek waste-to-energy incinerator proposed by Dial-A-Dump Industries’ Next Generation Pty Ltd has been refused by the Independent Planning Commission. The commission said there was insufficient evidence that the technology to be used to control pollution from the facility was capable of managing its emissions.
SUPPORT FOR STRUGGLING TENANTS
TENNANTS in the private rental market struggling to pay their rent due to financial shock will be offered relief under a new rental subsidy to be rolled out by the NSW Government.
PARRAMATTA COUNCIL SUSPENDS ITS CEO
Indepdendent review to investigate allegations
CITY of Parramatta Council has said it does not accept the veracity of the recent allegations made against its Chief Executive Officer Mark Stapleton and has ordered an independent external review to investigate.